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In the year 1993
598 Notable deaths
Flora Nwapa
Nigerian writer.
Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta.
Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia).
Robert W. Holley
American biochemist (1922-1993).
Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest (1937–1993).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
József Antall
Prime minister of hungary, 1990-1993.
Born April 8th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 1993 at 61 years old in Budapest (cancer).
Paul Hasluck
Governor-general of australia, politician, author (1905-1993).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Fremantle.
Died January 9th, 1993 at 87 years old in Subiaco (prostate cancer).
Alexander Schneider
Lithuanian musician (1908-1993).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
Mitchell Parish
Lithuanian-american lyricist.
Born July 10th, 1900 in Lithuania.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Polykarp Kusch
German-american physicist (1911-1993).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Blankenburg.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 82 years old in Dallas.
William Bakewell
Film actor (1908-1993).
Born May 2nd, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
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